Leinster score twice in first half through Luke McGrath and Sam Prendergast
Tommy O'Brien shown yellow card for Leinster after 20 minutes
Munster get on the board through Tom Ahern but Leinster strike back with Josh van der Flier score
Caelan Doris secures bonus point with seven minutes left
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'Set-piece was our platform': Leinster captain Caelan Dorispublished at 21:54 GMT 27 December 2024
21:54 GMT 27 December 2024
Munster 7-28 Leinster
Caelan Doris: "It's an occasion we relish, it's a hard place to come and get a win and a performance, bit of a cauldron. The Munster supporters get in nice and early. You can hear them from the very start so we spoke about having a fast start, trying to get ourselves in the game nice and early.
"I think it was out set-piece that laid the platform in the first half, our lineout and our scrum were very good, discipline not so good but pleasing overall."
Player-of-the-Match Sam Prendergast credits forwardspublished at 21:49 GMT 27 December 2024
21:49 GMT 27 December 2024
Munster 7-28 Leinster (FT)
Sam Prendergast: "It was good, it was my first experience playing against Munster at senior level, and playing down here it was some atmosphere in this game.
"It was a tough game but we fought through the hard moments well and managed to get a good bonus-point win.
"Our forwards are doing a great job of sucking their defenders in all day, through the scrum and stuff like that. I felt like we got such a good platform off the forwards that it made a bit easier for us backs."
Leinster secure bonus point win over Munsterpublished at 21:33 GMT 27 December 2024
21:33 GMT 27 December 2024
Munster 7-28 Leinster (FT)
Leinster have secured a comfortable bonus point win over their provincial rivals, Munster, at Thomond Park this evening.
The visitors got off to a good start, notching two tries in the first half from Luke McGrath and Sam Prendergast.
Tom Ahern hit back for the hosts in the second half, but two further tries from Josh van der Flier and Caelan Doris sealed the bonus point win for Leinster.
That makes it an impressive seven bonus point wins from nine games for Leo Cullen's men.
Converted try: Munster 7-28 Leinsterpublished at 21:11 GMT 27 December 2024
21:11 GMT 27 December 2024
Caelan Doris (try); Ross Byrne (conv)
Leinster have a bonus point try!
Several carries close to the line as Munster defend desperately, but Caelan Doris powers his way past two defenders and crashes over for his side's fourth try.
Munster trying to find a way through the blue wall of defence but the ball is spilled forward after an unsympathetic pass to John Hodnett, stopping the hosts in their tracks.
Leinster have the scrum where they will once again look to exert pressure on Munster's pack.
HaleyO'Connor 73', substituted for O'Connor at 73 minutes
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14
14, Nash
Nash
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13
13, T Farrell
T Farrell
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12
12, R Scannell
R Scannell
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11
11, Daly
Daly
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10
10, Burns
BurnsButler 65', substituted for Butler at 65 minutes
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9
9, Coughlan
CoughlanPatterson 50', substituted for Patterson at 50 minutes
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1
1, Bleuler
BleulerRyan 73', substituted for Ryan at 73 minutes
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2
2, N Scannell
N ScannellClarke 22', substituted for Clarke at 22 minutesN Scannell 36', substituted for N Scannell at 36 minutesClarke 73', substituted for Clarke at 73 minutes
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3
3, Jager
JagerRyan 54', substituted for Ryan at 54 minutes
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4
4, Wycherley
WycherleyHodnett 40', substituted for Hodnett at 40 minutes
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5
5, Beirne
Beirne
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6
6, Ahern
Ahern
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7
7, Kendellen
KendellenGleeson 65', substituted for Gleeson at 65 minutes
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8
8, Coombes
Coombes
Substitutes
home team, Munster
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16
16, Clarke
Clarke
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17
17, Ryan
Ryan
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18
18, Ryan
Ryan
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19
19, Gleeson
Gleeson
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20
20, Hodnett
Hodnett
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21
21, Patterson
Patterson
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22
22, Butler
Butler
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23
23, O'Connor
O'Connor
away team, Leinster
Starting lineup
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15
15, Osborne
Osborne
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14
14, O'Brien
O'Brien21', Yellow card at 21 minutes
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13
13, Ringrose
RingroseLarmour 73', substituted for Larmour at 73 minutes
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12
12, Henshaw
Henshaw
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11
11, J O'Brien
J O'Brien
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10
10, S Prendergast
S PrendergastR Byrne 63', substituted for R Byrne at 63 minutes
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9
9, McGrath
McGrathGunne 52', substituted for Gunne at 52 minutes
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1
1, Boyle
BoylePorter 22', substituted for Porter at 22 minutes
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2
2, Kelleher
KelleherBarron 63', substituted for Barron at 63 minutes
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3
3, Slimani
SlimaniHealy 52', substituted for Healy at 52 minutes
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4
4, McCarthy
McCarthy
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5
5, Ryan
RyanDeeny 73', substituted for Deeny at 73 minutes
Number
6
6, Baird
Baird
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7
7, van der Flier
van der FlierPenny 73', substituted for Penny at 73 minutes
HaleyO'Connor 73', substituted for O'Connor at 73 minutes
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14
14, Nash
Nash
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13
13, T Farrell
T Farrell
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12
12, R Scannell
R Scannell
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11
11, Daly
Daly
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10
10, Burns
BurnsButler 65', substituted for Butler at 65 minutes
Number
9
9, Coughlan
CoughlanPatterson 50', substituted for Patterson at 50 minutes
Number
1
1, Bleuler
BleulerRyan 73', substituted for Ryan at 73 minutes
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2
2, N Scannell
N ScannellClarke 22', substituted for Clarke at 22 minutesN Scannell 36', substituted for N Scannell at 36 minutesClarke 73', substituted for Clarke at 73 minutes
Number
3
3, Jager
JagerRyan 54', substituted for Ryan at 54 minutes
Number
4
4, Wycherley
WycherleyHodnett 40', substituted for Hodnett at 40 minutes
Number
5
5, Beirne
Beirne
Number
6
6, Ahern
Ahern
Number
7
7, Kendellen
KendellenGleeson 65', substituted for Gleeson at 65 minutes
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8
8, Coombes
Coombes
Substitutes
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16
16, Clarke
Clarke
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17
17, Ryan
Ryan
Number
18
18, Ryan
Ryan
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19
19, Gleeson
Gleeson
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20
20, Hodnett
Hodnett
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21
21, Patterson
Patterson
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22
22, Butler
Butler
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23
23, O'Connor
O'Connor
away team, Leinster
Starting lineup
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15
15, Osborne
Osborne
Number
14
14, O'Brien
O'Brien21', Yellow card at 21 minutes
Number
13
13, Ringrose
RingroseLarmour 73', substituted for Larmour at 73 minutes
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12
12, Henshaw
Henshaw
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11
11, J O'Brien
J O'Brien
Number
10
10, S Prendergast
S PrendergastR Byrne 63', substituted for R Byrne at 63 minutes
Number
9
9, McGrath
McGrathGunne 52', substituted for Gunne at 52 minutes
Number
1
1, Boyle
BoylePorter 22', substituted for Porter at 22 minutes
Number
2
2, Kelleher
KelleherBarron 63', substituted for Barron at 63 minutes
Number
3
3, Slimani
SlimaniHealy 52', substituted for Healy at 52 minutes
Number
4
4, McCarthy
McCarthy
Number
5
5, Ryan
RyanDeeny 73', substituted for Deeny at 73 minutes
Number
6
6, Baird
Baird
Number
7
7, van der Flier
van der FlierPenny 73', substituted for Penny at 73 minutes